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UPDATE: On August 10, 2020, the Huggies class action lawsuit was dismissed.
A concerned mother has filed a class action lawsuit against the makers of Huggies alleging that their Snug & Dry Diapers can cause a rash which requires medical attention.
Plaintiff Heidy Morales filed the class action against Kimberly-Clark Corporation, the makers of Huggies Snug & Dry Diapers, alleging that the diapers can cause a painful, persistent rash in infants.
Morales says she purchased Huggies diapers online in December 2017. When she started to use the box of diapers in February, her child “J.F.” developed a painful, persistent rash that did not resolve on its own and required medical attention.
After using the Huggies diapers, Morales says she noticed blue crystals within the diapers that she had not initially noticed. Due to the rash and crystals, Morales ceased using Huggies Snug & Dry Diapers.
“The Product website states that the Product’s characteristics will ensure ‘more quality time with baby’ and ‘help keep baby dry so they can giggle a little longer,’” the Huggies class action states. “Yet J.F. was very far from giggling after Plaintiff Morales applied the Product to him, and Plaintiff Morales did not consider the ensuing doctor’s visit to be quality time.”
Morales claims that J.F.’s reaction to the diapers was not unique, and cites numerous other reviews by parents claiming that their children also developed severe rashes after using Huggies Snug & Dry Diapers. Reviews and complaints on CircleOfMoms.com, Community.BabyCenter.com, Amazon, and Huggies own website allegedly show that countless children are experiencing the same reaction that J.F. did.
“I don’t know what happened to Huggies Snug and Dry, but the new version is horrid,” one reviewer stated in an Amazon review. “My baby would wake up with tiny pieces of glue or whatever the material that they are using now on his skin, this is only after 6-7 [sic] hs of wear at night. The sticky substance that supposed to be inside the diaper somehow leaks and ends up on baby’s skin and eventually irritates and you have a diaper rash or worse.”
The Huggies class action claims that Kimberly-Clark knew about the problems associated with their diaper products but continued to sell them regardless of possible injuries to children. Kimberly-Clark allegedly acknowledged the complaints of parents on Facebook as early as 2013.
“We take any concerns about our diapers very seriously, and we are working directly with this mom to learn more about what happened and how we can help,” the company reportedly said on their Facebook page.
Despite this statement, the company has allegedly continued to sell defective products which injure children, the Huggies Snug & Dry class action states.
Morales seeks to represent a Class of consumers who purchased Huggies Snug & Dry Diapers within the applicable period. Alternatively, Morales proposed to represent a New York Class of the same consumers protected under New York consumer laws.
The Huggies class action seeks restitution, disgorgement, compensatory damages, statutory damages, court costs, and attorneys’ fees.
Plaintiffs are represented by C.K. Lee and Anne Seelig of Lee Litigation Group PLLC.
The Huggies Snug & Dry Diapers Class Action Lawsuit is Morales v. Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Case No. 7:18-cv-07401, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
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619 thoughts onHuggies Class Action Says Snug & Dry Diapers Cause Rash
my great grandaughter always got rashes
We have used huggies exclusively since she was born, including snug and dry. We never had a problem.
No Diaper is perfect I used a lanolin based cream on all my 4 children never had a problem. As for cloth diapers they can get diaper rash very quickly. It depends on your childs skin if it sensitive you have to use ointments to prevent rashes before they get one. Eucirin eczema is amazing it gets rid of rashes fast.
My baby diaper rash were so bad that I would have to let her lay in bed without a diaper on
My baby no matter how many times I changed her kept getting a diaper rash.
I’ve had to take my now 10month old twin daughters to the er on separate occasions from the horrible burn like rash from them. I think I am going to contact a lawyer about it since they knew the diapers we’re harmful! They do leave little clear colored “gelballs” on them and that was after only about 2hrs. I stopped using them after that.
I have 3 grandkids in diapers they get soggy very fast also they get irritated bottoms Wow now I see why
My son is getting a rash now I had no clue, we only use Higgins as well.
I remember seeing these blue crystals as well on my two older children and my daughter is 10 so this has been going on for awhile
Exactly! My 3 children had the same reaction. They’re 12,11,and 10 now.
Wow… My granddaughter had a irritated bottom and soggy diapers. We thought because the sizes never match the weight was the soggy problem. She was never dry like it says. Please add me and I am gonna have my daughter file.